Summary: Beyond Social Media Show, Episode 232<br> <br> BL and David discuss a Snapchat Lens video game controlled by gum chewing; the Minnesota Public Radio Raccoon who captivated the nation by scaling a 25-story building; the minor league Yankees team fan-named the Staten Island Pizza Rats; restaurant goers paralyzed by choice; the Angela Merkel Instagram G7 post that memed Trump and went globally viral; a great idea for push button customer satisfaction; 13 year-old Courtney Hadwin whose astounding singing voice is Janis Joplin 2.0; rating results for digital assistants; the day Net Neutrality died; ReKognition; a Walking Algorithm…and much, much more.<br> SUBSCRIBE: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-social-media-marketing-advertising-public-relations/id954939987" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/Imnkptaa4j3yd54dcn3ekmo7mfm?t=Beyond_Social_Media_The_Marketing_Advertising__Public_Relations_Podcast">Google Play</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/beyond-social-media-show-the-marketing-advertising-and-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stitcher</a> or <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-Beyond-Social-Media-27722243/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iHeart Radio</a> or Amazon Echo or search the Spotify app.<br> Your browser does not support the audio element.<br> Best Digital Cases<br> New Snapchat Lens Games Controlled By Gum Chewing<br> There’s never been a video game players could control by gum chewing. Thanks to TicTac, there are some on Snapchat now.<br> <br> * <a href="http://creativity-online.com/work/tic-tac-gum-chew--play/54791">Gum Chewing Controls These Snapchat Games From Tic Tac</a><br> * <a href="https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/tic-tac-denounces-trump-229373">Tic Tac Denounces Donald Trump</a><br> <br> <br> #MPRRaccoon<br> A raccoon took a break on Tuesday outside a window on the 23rd floor of UBS Tower in St. Paul, Minn., hours after it began its ascent.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/us/mpr-raccoon-building-climb.html">Daredevil Raccoon Climbs Minnesota Skyscraper and Becomes a Sensation</a><br> <br> <br> <br> This poor raccoon apparently got itself stranded on a ledge of the Town Square office building in downtown St. Paul, likely on an errant mission to raid pigeon nests on the skyway over 7th Street. It's been there for two days now, without food or water. <a href="https://twitter.com/MPRnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mprnews</a> <a href="https://t.co/fVI5pmdCWq">pic.twitter.com/fVI5pmdCWq</a><br> — Tim Nelson (@timnelson_mpr) <a href="https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/status/1006552718813663232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 12, 2018</a><br> <br> https://twitter.com/alicialewisKARE/status/1006827600277397504<br> https://twitter.com/Izzy_in_Ottawa/status/1007053528492175360<br> Staten Island Pizza Rats<br> The Staten Island Yankees announced that they’ll have a new fan chosen name this season – The Staten Island Pizza Rats. Guess who inspired the name?<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.pizzaratsbaseball.com/">Staten Island Pizza Rats Website</a><br> <br> https://twitter.com/SIYanks/status/1006190875540643840<br> <br> Paralyzed By Choice<br> Restaurants are increasingly driving patrons down a rapid assembly line featuring a giant array of possibilities, some a little obscure.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/lunchtime-anxiety-when-you-have-55-options-for-one-sandwich-1525964750">That Endless Series of Menu Options Is Paralyzing Diners</a><br> <br> Angela Merkel’s Viral G-7 Instagram Post<br> German Prime Minister Angela Merkel posted a photo in her Instagram account that instantly summed up the G7 Summit, immediately went viral and inspired memes.<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjz0RKtAMFp/?hl=en&taken-by=bundeskanzlerin">Angela Merkel I...</a>
